Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law: beer manufacturer licensees: exemption.

The existing Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (the law) generally prohibits a person from manufacturing, packing, or holding processed food in this state unless the person has a valid registration from the State Department of Public Health. Existing law makes a person who violates this requirement subject to imprisonment for not more than one year in a county jail, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both the imprisonment and fine. Existing law exempts from the registration requirement a person whose manufacturing, packing, or holding of processed food is limited solely to activities authorized by, among other things, a valid winegrower's license or wine blender's license. Existing law also makes beer, which is subject to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, subject only to the requirements of the law that relate to adulteration and misbranding. This bill would exempt the holder of a valid beer manufacturer's license from the registration requirements of the law.